SRKW CALLS

SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALE - SRKW CALL TYPE IDENTIFYING PROGRAM

J vs. L Pod

J vs. L Pod - CALL TYPE IDENTIFYING PROGRAM

Chilliwack River

 

Winter Birds

Female Hooded Merganser

Male Hooded Merganser

SOLD - STRAWBERRY SUPERMOON

Earth Day

CLIMATE CHANGE

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Greenland

Great Barrier Reef 

DEER IN THE WOODS

 

Saanich, BC

SOLD - ARBUTUS COVE

 

SOLD - OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS

 

SOLD - SOLSTICE L89

 

SOLD - TUBE WORMS

French Beach, BC

 

SOLD - MT.BAKER

 

The Lions

BC ferry passes by the Lions / Ch'ich'iyúy Elxwíkn / Twin Sisters - photo taken from Galiano Island, BC

 

Hummingbird

 

Hummingbird keeping warm

Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) Management

 

Be Whale Wise

400 m - away from killer whales south of Ucluelet and Campbell River 

(400 yards in front or behind SRKW, 300 yards beside SRKW - USA law).

200 m - away from killer whales in all other parts of BC.

200 m - away from cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises) resting or with calf.

100 m - away from all other cetaceans (100 yards from other marine mammals - USA law).

Salmon Fishery Closures

1.) Swiftsure Bank - July 16 until October 31.

2.) Strait of  Juan de Fuca - August 1 until October 31.

3.) Southern Gulf Islands - July 4 until October 31 

(based on first confirmed presence of Southern Resident killer whales).

No Fishing/Boating Zones

1.) Swiftsure Bank - June 1 until November 30.

Southern Gulf Islands - June 1 until November 30:

2.) West Side - North Pender Island.

3.) East Point - Saturna Island.

Voluntary Guidelines

Stop fishing - do not haul gear within 1000 m of killer whales.

Less than 7 knots - within 1000 m of the nearest marine mammal (1/2 mile SRKW - USA law).

Turn off echo sounders - and fish finders when not in use.

Idle and allow animals to pass - if your vessel is not in compliance with distance regulations.

Onyx L87

Raccoon - sold!

 

Sold!

 Galiano Island

Mt. Baker

Great Blue Heron

GBH

 

Galiano